24.11.01: LIAM NAMES NEW ALBUM!
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Oasis star Liam Gallagher is said to have stated that the new album, due for release in the new year, will be "Heathen Chemistry". He also explained that only his own vocals are left to be done before the album is complete, and hopefully there will be a single out early into 2002.
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source dotmusic.com
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25.11.01: NOEL PLAYS ON NEW CORNERSHOP ALBUM.
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Noel Gallagher is to star on a new Cornershop album, out early next year. The album is the follow-up to their 1997 record When I Was Born For The Seventh Time, which spawned their Number One Fatboy Slim-remixed hit Brimful Of Asha. Noel plays on a track called Spectral Mornings, which Cornershop frontman Tjinder Singh has described as a "a heavy, psych-rock song".
Noel and Tjinder have long been in a mutual appreciation society, with Cornershop supporting Oasis on dates back in 1998. The first single from the new Cornershop album will be Lessons Learned From Rocky I to Rocky III, out on February 18.
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source NME.com
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13.10.01: TEN YEARS OF NOIZE AND CONFUSION!
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Performing in front of an small but ecstatic crowd at London's Shepherd's Bush Empire, Oasis rattled through a 22-song set included two new tracks - 'The Hindu Times' with Liam on vocals and the punchy Gem-penned 'Hung In A Bad Place'!
Liam prowled the stage in his customary fashion although kept his onstage rants to a minimum. His brother Noel, who offered his appreciation to the crowd by saying "thank you blah blah blah", was given a helping hand on guitar by the emergence of the Modfather Paul Weller for 'Champagne Supernova'. The set also featured the first ever live airing of 'She's Electric' and 'One Way Road'!
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source dotmusic.com
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13.10.01: OASIS COME HOME!
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Johnny Marr, the legendary 'The Smiths' guitarist made a surprise appearance at Manchester's Apollo Theatre. He joined the band on 'Champagne Supernova'.
The focus on the band's early days was not lost on the crowd, who, after Noel's solo version of 'Whatever', chanted "Who the fuck is Andy Bell?" at Oasis' current bass-player and former Ride guitarist. The show was attended by a large Oasis entourage, including Noel's girlfriend Sara McDonald, mother Peggy Gallagher and Greg Griffin, singer with Proud Mary - the band Noel signed to his label Sour Mash.
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source NME.com
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22.09.01: ANNIVERSARY EDITIONS!
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Oasis are to mark their upcoming tenth anniversary by releasing special editions of past concerts. The band will re-release "Live By The Sea" at Southend Pavilion in 1995. "There And Then" their legendary performance at Maine Road from 1996 and "Familiar To Millions" from Wembley, 2000.
The videos to Acquiesce, Rock 'N' Roll Star, Roll With It and Cigarettes & Alcohol are included as additional tracks. Wonderwall from Earl's Court and Champagne Supernova from Knebworth are also added as a bonus.
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source NME.com
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21.09.01: OASIS NEED HELP!
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Oasis have put out a plea for help. The band have confessed that they need advice on their new album as they're unable to judge the tracks objectively! Guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher claims that Oasis new album is "the best collection of songs we've done for ages!" He's also confirmed that it does include tracks written by Gem Archer stating: "It's nice to have Gem's songs on there."
However Noel reveals that he and the band have become too close to the new album and are finding it too difficult to determine what needs tweaking. "Because we're producing it ourselves there is an element that we've got too close to it", he told reporters adding: "Even now I'm listening back to it and I'm like (makes quizzical face) so we've been getting as many people into the studio as possible to say, Look, what do you think?"
In typical Gallager-style he commented, "Because we don't fucking know! Once it's finished I'll just give it to somebody to mix and go on the road. But I think it's very good."
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source worldpop.com
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01.09.01: 5th ALBUM DEADLINE!
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Noel Gallagher has told NME that Oasis have set a deadline of September 10 to complete their new album. Speaking backstage at Carling Weekend Festival in Reading, Gallagher said that the group plan to start rehearsing for their tenth anniversary live shows on that date, and must have the record completed by then. Speaking about the as-yet-untitled record, Gallagher said that the album is nearing completion, with only "five songs left for Liam to sing and then we mix it". Although reluctant to disclose the title of the new record, Gallagher confirmed that the album is likely to be released at the start of 2002.
Oasis plan to release a new single to coincide with the band's UK club shows in October, concerts Gallagher confessed he "can't fucking wait" to play. He continued: "We haven't played venues that size since the London Astoria in 1994, so I don't know what to expect but it's gonna be good."
Shepherd's Bush Empire (Oct 7-8) SOLD OUT!
Manchester Apollo (10-11) SOLD OUT!
Glasgow Barrowlands (13-14) SOLD OUT!
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source: www.oasisinet.com
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31.07: NOEL SPEAKS OF DYSLEXIA.
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Tom Cruise, Noel Gallagher and Jodie Kidd have spoken out about how they overcame their dyslexia in a bid to help children suffering from the condition. A survey has showed that one in three Britons is dyslexic.
Tom Cruise admits his dyslexia led him to endure bullying as a child. He says, "My childhood was extremely lonely. I was dyslexic and a lot of kids made fun of me. That experience made me tough inside, because you learn to quietly accept ridicule."
Rocker Gallagher also speaks of his school days as "unbearable" because of his dyslexia. He says, "I have problems with words over six letters long. Someone was having a joke when they made me."
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Dyslexia (medical) a sligt disorder of the brain
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28.06.01: TENTH ANNIVERSARY!
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Oasis are to celebrate their tenth anniversary as a live band with a series of concerts on 'low-key' UK dates in October. Oasis made their live debut on August 18, 1991 at the Manchester Boardwalk, they have since played 465 shows around the world. To celebrate ten years of rock'n'roll the band will be playing smaller venues rather than their usual arena sized gigs as a thank-you to their fans. The tickets for the gigs will go on sale on the very day they first ever stepped on a stage - August 18, at 10am. The band also planning to release a new version of their album 'Familiar To Millions' to celebrate their decade as a live rock act.
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source: NME.com
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26.06.01: OASIS UPDATE!
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The American tour is now history and Oasis are now focusing on the upcoming Neil Young show in Paris and the fifth album, which is set for release early next year. The return to London is also a return to the notorios English press an the daily gossip. Here is a small update. In an interview with the Daily Telegraph today, Noel revealed that Oasis had decided to boot Wonderwall from their set for good as he felt it was wrong to perform a song written about his ex-wife Meg Mathews. "It doesn't seem right any more. So we are not going to bother doing it," he said. "That woman has taken me to court and I abhor it."
Noel also said he and Liam were getting along better than they ever had "we have the funniest times, which we never did before," he said, adding ,"Liam used to really annoy me, but now I think he is a comic genius, the funniest guy I have known in my entire life. I believe that in the old days he was difficult and drinking so heavily because of his ex-wife. She made him unhappy and he used to take it out on the rest of the band."
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source: Daily Telegraph
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14.06.01: THE LAST ONE!
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The final concert was played on the 11th in Boston. Oasis and The Black Crowes have completed the successful tour of the USA. A two week break is to follow before they perform the Oasis & Neil Young Summer Special in Paris on the 24th June. If you are interested in buying tickets for the Summer Special you should go to Oasis' official website.
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27.05.01: LIAM AND GORILLAZ?
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Blur's Damon Albarn wants to work with Liam. Albarn recently praised Gallagher's voice and wants him to contribute vocals to the next Gorillaz album: "I want Liam to be on it. He's got a fantastic voice. I'd like to write him a decent song for once, because he hasn't had any for years. He's wasted being this big pop star with celebrity girlfriends."
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source: dotmusic.com
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19.05.01: THE TOUR OF BROTHERLY LOVE!
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The Brotherly Love tour kicked off on Saturday in Las Vegas, and the gig was full of surprises! First off drummer Alan White had to be replaced by his brother Steve due to a wrist injury. Secondly the setlist was brand new including old songs as Columbia, Morning Glory and Slide Away, leaving out megahits like Wonderwall, Live Forever and Whatever!
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11.05.01: OASIS & NEIL YOUNG SUMMER SPECIAL!
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Oasis will play a special show with Neil Young and his band Crazy Horse. This unique bill is set for June 24th in Paris at the 16,000 capacity Bercy. An opening act for the show is yet to be confirmed. But it's thought The Black Crowes are considering to join. Neil Young last played The Bercy in 1996, with fellow Canadian Alanis Morissette.
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source oasisinet.com
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11.05.01: THE TOUR OF BROTHERLY LOVE!
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The highly anticipated Tour Of Brotherly Love involving Oasis, The Black Crowes and Spacehog kicks off tonight in Las Vegas. Both Oasis and The Crowes are expected to perform full sets. Oasis are rumored to have changed their setlist radically for the Tour Of Brotherly Love.
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19.04.01: NEW ALBUM INFO!
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Oasis has been in the studio to record material which will be included in their fifth studio album. Noel Gallagher said of the songs recorded so far, his brother Liam has written four, while Andy Bell and Gem Archer have each written two: "I was a bit wary at first. So I said play us one of the tunes, and honestly they sound good. They sound like us, so it's cool! It's been going all right in the studio. We're just recording all the songs people have got and at the end we'll mix them and then we'll pick the best songs for the record." Oasis have traditionally used producers on the recording of their album. However, Noel is planning to produce this one himself.
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He joked: "It's almost like the apprenticeship has been served. It's no disrespect to the people who produced the records in the past, but I've spent six years sitting behind these guys and thinking 'but all they do is tell the engineer what to do, I could do that!" The album will be out early 2002.
Oasis are rumoured to have given the new album the working title of Long time Servant Of The Gun. Fanatic fans, who are based in the unofficial newsgroup alt.music.oasis, claim to have discovered the title. Furthermore the tracklisting could include titles like: Revival, Songbird (by Liam), The Roller (by Gem), Who's Lookin', Stand Out Man, Streets Ahead But Miles Behind, Together, Heart On Sleeve and Shout It Out Loud. A source close to the band said the song titles sounded "familiar", but an official spokesperson told NME: "I'm going to pass that album title on to Noel because I believe he's trying to think of one. It is going well in the studio but it's very premature to talk about titles yet."
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source the-masterplan.com
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16.03.01: OASIS TUNE STOLEN!
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It's not all good news for Hear'Say - experts are checking claims that the debut hit Pure And Simple was lifted from the Oasis track All Around The World.
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Oasis' publishers Sony believe the chorus is very similar and the company will sue if they think Hear'Say's songwriters stole it.
It seems that the two songs have identical chord progression. "If we find they're the same, there will be a royalties claim." a spokesperson from Sony said. Pure And Simple has sold more than 237,000 copies since Monday, making it the fastest-selling single since Elton John's Candle In The Wind.
Oasis are more used to claims that THEY pinched other people's ideas. The band paid Gary Glitter £200,000 in a 1999 out-of-court settlement for using the lyric "Hello, hello, it's good to be back" which was used on Hello. Step Out had to be excluded from the tracklisting on What's The Story (Morning Glory) when Stevie Wonder's lawyers said it was too close to his hit Uptight. Finally Oasis paid the New Seekers £175,000 in 1995 for using bits of I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing on Shakermaker.
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more info on plagiarism
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16.03.01: NOEL PRODUCES PROUD MARY.
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Oasis' Noel Gallagher has produced the upcoming first release from Manchester band Proud Mary; a new rock band who will debut next month with the single Very Best Friend. The band's vocalist Greg Griffin recorded the album with Noel Gallagher at his Wheeler End Studios over a 10-day period. Proud Mary is romoured to sound less inspired by Oasis and more by the Faces.
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07.03.01: SPACEHOG TO OPEN!
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Spacehog will be joining Oasis and The Black Crowes on their upcoming tour of Brotherly Love. Spacehog is set to open concerts, starting May 14th in Los Angeles. Spacehog is now the third brotherly combo to be added to the American tour.
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source the-masterplan.com
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04.03.01: OASIS + THE BLACK CROWES!
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The Black Crowes and Oasis have confirmed dates for what is certain to be the definitive rock experience of year 2001. The American tour that unites two bands who exemplify the best of American and British rock! The Tour Of Brotherly Love kicks off May 11th in Las Vegas. The 17 shows will feature an opening act to be followed by Oasis, with The Black Crowes closing the show, both bands are expected to perform full sets.
The Black Crowes: "The history, credibility, resilience, talent, passion and music of both bands speak for itself. God help us all."
Oasis: "The idea of these two great bands touring together has excited everyone we speak to. It's the ideal combination for those who take their rock charged with passion, soul and energy."
Over the past decade, The Black Crowes have consistently delivered high-voltage rock & roll soul, cementing their reputation as one of rock's premiere bands, starting with 1990's multi-platinum selling debut Shake Your Money Maker, straight through 1999's By Your Side and 2000's Greatest Hits 1990-1999: A Tribute To A Work In Progress, and on to this past summer's gold-certified, critically acclaimed collaboration, Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes: Live At The Greek. The mix of hard blues, heavy rock and inward-looking, often deeply personal lyrics clearly represent contemporary rock & roll's best: it's a distinctive sound with a sense of abandon, celebratory heat and confrontational attitude. No wonder that the UK's Melody Maker hailed them as "The Most Rock n' Roll Rock n' Roll Band in the World."
Oasis belong to a tradition of acts in the history of music who get to define their generation. To know that right then, at that moment, no one is making music that is more important, that expresses more clearly the hopes and aspirations of the time. From the release of Definitely Maybe in 1994 to the massive concerts at Knebworth in 1996, Oasis were indisputably that act. Since then they've continued to tour the world, remaining to be the indisputable world champions of rock 'n' roll.
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source www.oasisinet.com
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